It’s release day for Australian deathcore juggernauts and avid animal rights campaigners, To The Grave, who have officially unleashed their new digital EP ‘Offcuts’ along with the deluxe edition of latest album ‘Director’s Cuts’.
‘Offcuts’ is available now as a digital-only EP featuring 6 brand new songs plus the band’s cover of Enter Shikari’s “Anesthetist” which is only available on the digital EP release. These new tracks are also included on the expansive deluxe edition ‘Director’s Cuts (Deluxe)’, out today as a double disc, gatefold vinyl and on CD. Listen to both on streaming and order physical copies HERE.
Watch the full ‘Offcuts‘ EP visualizer stream HERE.
Speaking on their new release, the band share:
“OFFCUTS is a collection of songs we had gotten to the finish line when creating Director’s Cuts last year that we felt didn’t quite match the grit of the album and had more of a fun approach in parts. We pulled them out of the album sequence and added a couple of other extras we’d been wanting to experiment with for a while. We’re glad we found a way to rescue these from the cutting room floor, they were some of our favorites from the album process and we’re very excited to share them with everyone now.
To The Grave are one of the most uncompromising and outspoken bands in the deathcore scene today. Hailing from Sydney, Australia, they combine crushing riffs, blast beats and guttural vocals with a strong sense of social justice and animal rights activism.
They released their debut album ‘Global Warning’ in 2019, which received praise from fans and critics alike for its ferocity and honesty. They followed it up with ‘Epilogue’ in 2021, a massive 19-track album that cemented their reputation as one of the most exciting and innovative bands in the genre.
They then released ‘Director’s Cuts’ earlier this year, a groundbreaking album that pushed the boundaries of deathcore with cinematic, horror movie inspired music videos and diverse soundscapes.
The album spawned singles “Red Dot Sight“, “Axe Of Kindness”, “Cut Off The Head” and “Found Footage” the music videos for which have racked up 420,000 views on YouTube between them with the album hitting 2.68 million streams and counting across streaming platforms.
Director’s Cuts (Deluxe)
Tracklist
DISC 1 – DIRECTOR’S CUTS
- Warning Shot
- Red Dot Sight
- Full Sequence
- B.D.T.S.
- Protest & Sever (feat. Sam Crocker – Antagonist AD)
- Manhunt
- Found Footage
- Axe of Kindness
- Reversing The Bear Trap (feat. Jess Christiansen – Bled Out)
- Cut Off The Head
- Die, Rise DISC 2 – Offcuts EP
01 Deadskin Skimask (ft. Jake Kennedy)
02 Shock Tactics [1000v]
03 High-Impact (ft. Caitlyn Day)
04 Bloodhounds
05 V For Visceral
06 High-Impact (Acoustic)
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OFFCUTS EP | DIGITAL ONLY VERSION
01 Deadskin Skimask (ft. Jake Kennedy)
02 Shock Tactics [1000v]
03 High-Impact (ft. Caitlyn Day)
04 Bloodhounds
05 V For Visceral
06 High-Impact (Acoustic)
07 Anaesthetist (Enter Shikari cover)
To The Grave have a stacked touring schedule for the rest of this year. They are currently rounding out their European run with Signs Of The Swarm and Humanity’s Last Breath and will then be heading to the US to support Carnifex on their Necromantium US Tour with Signs of The Swarm and The Last Ten Seconds Of Life and a handful of US/Canada shows supporting Signs of The Swarm. Head to To The Grave (tothegraveau.com) for further information.
One of Australia’s most uncompromising bands, To The Grave return with their heaviest album to date, both sonically and thematically. Since the release of their 2019 debut album ‘Global Warning’, the caustic five piece have garnered international success, with 2021’s follow-up ‘Epilogue’, a re-issue of ‘Global Warning’ with bonus tracks, solidifying their position as “one of the country’s heaviest exports.” (Revolver).
To The Grave have steadily built an audience in the underground, accumulating more than 11 million Spotify streams, racking up over 5.4 million YouTube views, all whilst decimating live audiences alongside Parkway Drive, Polaris, Cattle Decapitation, Thy Art Is Murder, Shadow of Intent, Angelmaker, Enterprise Earth, Vulvodynia and Alpha Wolf.
Now, following a sold-out national headline tour in 2022, global critical acclaim for the release of ‘Director’s Cuts’, a new EP and plenty of touring for the remainder of 2023, the band are more focused than ever.
To The Grave lyrically expose a societal and environmental hell on earth whilst pushing the boundaries of accessible extremity, full of barbed hooks, thick with atmosphere and drenched in groove. Razor-sharp guitars played with an exploratory approach – blending everything from whammy pedal squeaks and chiming cleans to death metal chainsaw tones – are entwined with live drums to give a level of dynamism that musically sets this band apart from the extreme metal pack, yet they maintain the weight of the heaviest bands today. Vocalist Dane Evans commands a multifaceted performance, bursting with vocal energy from throat-ripping dissonant screeches to low end gutturals.
To The Grave are
Dane Evans – Vocals
Jack Simoni – Guitars, Programming
Luke Ringin – Guitars, Vocals
Matt Clarke – Bass, Vocals
Simon O’Malley – Drums, Vocals
Grab your copy here: https://orcd.co/directorscuts
